• Green Drinks is about bringing like-minded people together in a social setting the last Wednesday of every month at the Divided Sky in Meyers from 6-8pm. (That would be tonight.) This is a monthly gathering of environmentally conscience people. The gathering is open to anyone who works in, cares about, or is even remotely […]
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South Tahoe High School student Angelee Brown received first place in the CaliforniaStreaming.org Digital Photography Contest and finalist in the National Geographic photography competition that had more than 1,800 entries. Brown’s black and white photo of her little sister caught the judge’s attention. The photograph titled “Playing Dress Up” was submitted in the student category.
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To the community, Once again the loop road has us going in circles. The first plan for the Park Avenue Redevelopment Area 1 (Stateline) contained not only a loop road, but a satellite city hall with two parking spaces for city customers, and a monorail connecting Stateline to Ski Run. The plan was driven by […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is asking for public input on the environmental assessment prepared for the William Kent Best Management Practices Retrofit and Administrative Site Redevelopment project. The proposed project area is approximately 22 acres and is located one mile south of Tahoe City, and consists of the William Kent […]
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By Anne Knowles The Stateline site known as Bill’s Casino, named for Harrah’s founder Bill Harrah and purchased two years ago by Mike Laub, will reopen its doors next month. After a remodel costing more than $3 million and employing 80 workers, the 40,000-square-foot site is being reborn as a mall. “Everything is new,” said […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College has one less vacancy in the front office. Beginning June 29, Jeff DeFranco will be vice president of Administrative Services. The board of trustees on April 24 voted on his hiring. The title, while new to the South Lake Tahoe college, better reflects what DeFranco will do. This position replaces that […]
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The U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday that the wet weather seasonal closure of designated dirt roads and trails in the Eldorado National Forest has ended, with the exception of 42 routes that remain closed by court order. Some of the open routes aren’t as dried out as others. Forest visitors are responsible for staying on […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The U.S. government sued the two key figures in the CalPERS bribery scandal Monday, targeting the pension fund’s former chief executive and a businessman who earned millions in finder’s fees from CalPERS investment deals. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit steps up the pressure on former CalPERS CEO Fred Buenrostro […]
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By Torey Van Oot, Sacramento Bee Congressional candidate Linda Parks isn’t one for conventional choices. As she tells voters in a recent television ad, her favorite ice cream flavor is not chocolate or vanilla, but the nuts-and-marshmallow-loaded Rocky Road. And her chosen party preference on the June 5 ballot? “None.” “I’ve had longtime supporters tell […]
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